Thursday, May 28, 2009

A full good quality version of “Fly With Me” written by Jonas Brothers and Greg Garbowsky that is from Lines, Vines and Trying Times and is featured on Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (during credits) is now available to listen to on the Jonas Brothers’ Myspace. Check it out and make sure you tweet/twitter to @Jonasbrothers as well as @greggarbo how you feel about it.

BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–From sold out shows to the big and small screens, the Jonas Brothers will take over the video game world as well this holiday. Disney Interactive Studios today announced the development of JONAS for Nintendo DS. The game allows players to take on the role of three superstar brothers – Nick, Joe and Kevin Lucas in outrageous adventures from the Disney Channel comedy series “JONAS.” Players help the JONAS band members juggle concerts, school, friends and fans to find the balance between their rock star world and ordinary lives.

“JONAS is the perfect complement to the hit television show, giving fans additional access to the Jonas Brothers as they portray the Lucas Brothers?their music, their fashion and their lives,” said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. “The game delivers a unique blend of adventure, humor and music that will keep fans of the Jonas Brothers entertained and engaged this holiday season.”

Based on the Disney Channel comedy series, the game follows the Lucas brothers as they go about their everyday, but not so normal lives. It features other main characters from the show, including good friends Macy and Stella, and lets fans explore familiar locations including the brother’s firehouse and school as seen in the television show. Players can also customize the JONAS band members’ wardrobe for their daytime antics, as well as cool outfits for when they take the stage.

Featuring interactive environments, JONAS allows players to collect musical notes to power up their guitars and then strike the right guitar chords to overcome obstacles and help the JONAS band members. The game also features hit songs from the “JONAS” television show. Fans will be able to perform to the songs in concerts after each level is completed.

In addition, JONAS includes access to DGamer, the online community exclusively for Disney gamers on the Nintendo DS, allowing them to chat with other players and unlock additional items in their game.

Developed by Altron, JONAS will be available this fall for Nintendo DS…

Just weeks into its run with the new show “Jonas,” the Disney Channel has moved original episodes from Saturday to Sunday.

The show, while doing okay in the Nielsens against super-tough Nickelodeon fare on Saturdays, hasn’t set the ratings on fire nor even come close to matching the excitement the Jonas Brothers - Nick, Joe and Kevin - have gained before.

Until late last week, Disney had “Jonas” scheduled for Saturday, but viewers instead found the film “Cars.”A Disney spokeswoman said the network usually airs a summer schedule from Memorial weekend through August, and the “Jonas” move was part of that plan. Starting this weekend, films will fill Saturdays, and comedy series Fridays and Sunday.

“In addition to its Sunday airing, ‘Jonas’ will be seen in other time slots throughout the summer to provide viewers an opportunity to sample the series,” she said.

“Jonas” stars the Jonas Brothers as the Lucas Brothers, a group of school kids who also have a rock band called Jonas.

We just arrived in Rio and it is so beautiful and the people are so nice. We have loved visiting all of the different countries. There have been so many fans everywhere we have been. Their love and support of music is incredible. As you can see from the photo I posted this month, we even found time (and a place) for a game of wiffle ball.

Once we finish here it is back to the States for final rehearsals and tweaking of the new show on the new stage. I can’t wait for all of you to see it – it is massive. We will also be doing promotion for our new CD. Mark your calendars June is going to be filled with lots of JB activities, most importantly the release of our album on June 16th as well as the start of our US leg of the World Tour officially kicks of June 20th in Dallas!

The creativity contest is in full swing and I’m so impressed with all of the new entries. We have picked our first monthly winner - so if you haven’t already, be sure to get your entry in. You can see all the entries and vote for your favorite on the contest page. Be sure to keep checking back and voting for your favorite every month. Each new entry I see inspires me even more. You all should be very proud.

My Simple Win for this month – Traveling and seeing South America for the first time!

(Note: For these facebook live webcast chats, they can only get questions through tweets from Twitter that go to #jonaslive. The chat links back to Hollywood Record’s UStream account at: www.ustream.tv/channel/hollywoodrecords).

Monday, May 25, 2009

In the end nobody had the temerity — or the opportunity, since the interview session was cut short — to ask the tough question: Are the Jonas Brothers fizzling as a full-blown Walt Disney Company franchise?

It’s a notion that Disney, the world’s largest media company, thinks is ludicrous. “Hot as a pistol” is how Abbey Konowitch, general manager of Hollywood Records, the Disney-owned label, describes them.

Mr. Konowitch noted that the pop band’s summer tour, a three-continent extravaganza built around the brothers’ fourth studio album, “Lines, Vines and Trying Times,” sold over 800,000 tickets in its first weekend, no small feat in a dismal economy. The new CD, inspired in part by the music of Neil Diamond, arrives in stores on June 16 amid a flood of publicity, including a Rolling Stone cover and a free concert in Central Park.

The Jonas Brothers are trying to expand beyond the Disney footprint and shouldn’t be evaluated as a company franchise, said Johnny Wright, the group’s co-manager. “We consult with Disney, but Disney doesn’t tell us what to do,” he said. The band’s outside efforts include a line of branded energy drinks and starring roles in “Walter the Farting Dog,” a movie for 20th Century Fox based on the best-selling children’s book. (The trio had cameo roles of a sort in “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” which was the No. 1 movie at the box office over the weekend.)

“People are wrong when they say the bubble has burst,” Mr. Wright continued. “It’s just changing. We are focused on longevity and transitioning to a slightly older audience. When you do that, you risk losing some of your core fan base.”

Still, Disney is counting on the cherubic musicians — Kevin, 21, Joe, 19, and Nick, 16 — to be more than just pop stars. The company’s profit engines are creative franchises like “Hannah Montana” that spawn merchandising, movie and theme park spin-offs, and Disney has been putting considerable muscle into broadening the Jonases’ beyond music.

So far results have been mixed.

Their debut film, “The Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience,” was a dud, selling just $19.2 million in tickets at North American theaters in February. Disney had hoped that the movie would generate sales of about $40 million, according to a senior studio executive.

Mr. Konowitch said expectations for “The 3D Concert Experience” were unfairly high, noting that the band had just come off a lengthy tour that enabled most fans to see the trio in person. Mr. Wright said, “It irks me when people say the movie was a flop. If $19 million is a flop, I’ll take it.”

Mr. Konowitch also doused some cold water on Miley Cyrus’s drawing power, saying that her concert movie, “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds,” became a phenomenon that sold $65.3 million in 2008 partly because the Jonas Brothers appeared in it as well. Ms. Cyrus did not appear in the Jonas movie.

Television is also proving a bit bumpy for them. “Jonas,” a new Disney Channel comedy that stars the brothers, had its debut on May 2 to an audience of 2.4 million kids ages 6 to 14, the target demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research.

That was enough to put the show at No. 1 — beating tough counterprogramming on Nickelodeon — but it was also Disney Channel’s second-lowest live-action premiere in nearly four years. The target audience sunk sharply in its second week, but the show rebounded. The ratings performance is surprising given that “Camp Rock,” the Disney Channel musical starring the brothers, was the No. 1 cable telecast for 2008.

Does the band feel pressure to have a big summer?

“We’re all about taking those gradual steps,” Nick Jonas said. His brother Kevin said, “We definitely have no expectations.”

Lucy Schiller, 8, has been a follower of the Jonas Brothers since she first heard their hit “Year 3000” two years ago. She was one of 600 invited fans at the El Rey Theater, where the band was filming a six-song concert video that will appear exclusively on Walmart.com starting June 9.

“I’m downloading the new songs off iTunes the second they come out,” she said. But this third grader never made it to the band’s movie and still hasn’t seen the Disney Channel series. “My friends aren’t really talking about the show,” she said. “I like them as singers.”

A sold-out tour and strong response to the new album will almost certainly bolster interest in the sitcom. And perhaps the show’s slow start is just a case of growing pains. “I think it takes time for music stars to be looked at as television stars,” Mr. Konowitch said.

Mr. Wright, whose experience with boy bands includes managing ’N Sync, said that the Jonas Brothers may no longer be the best fit with Disney Channel’s young audience. “They agreed to do the show two years ago, but it was delayed for various reasons,” he said. “They’re in a different place now.”

In a statement Disney Channel said it was “pleased with the early ratings” for the show, noting that it has reached nearly 10 million total viewers over its first six telecasts. Jonas Brothers fans, the company added, have given DisneyChannel.com its best results for 2009.

“The show is a great learning process,” Joe Jonas said. “Acting is something I want to get into a lot more.”

Disney Channel has said it hoped the show would open a beachhead on Saturday nights, long dominated by Nickelodeon. If “Jonas” can dent ratings for “iCarly,” the Nickelodeon show opposite it that is rapidly becoming a phenomenon among kids, the brothers’ sitcom will be considered a big success internally.

Even so, if the Jonas Brothers are truly going to cross over, they need to do it with a punishing speed. Children 6 to 14 — the so-called tween market — have always been fickle, and allegiances come and go faster than ever. In industry parlance the band needs to strike before its core fans — young girls — “age out” of the experience.

The band’s last album, “Little Bit Longer,” was released in August and has sold 1.52 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Sales of their 2007 album, “Jonas Brothers,” have reached 1.82 million. Worldwide, Jonas Brothers albums have sold 8.1 million CDs, according to Disney.

“This album is a big step for us as artists, musicians and songwriters,” Nick Jonas said. “We’re pouring it out of our hearts.”

JONAS will not be airing tonight due to Memorial Day weekend. That would explain why "Keep It Real" aired on Sunday last week. Instead of JONAS, be on the lookout for the WORLD PREMIERE of the 'Paranoid' music video!

The video premiere early on MTVU in another country, however it’s been taken down off Youtube for now. For many of you, the video is around the web, but I suggest that you DO NOT WATCH IT to ruin it! The Jonas Brothers will be posting the video in HQ/HD tonight on their Youtube and Myspace.

(The point of the video is that they are paranoid so it’s all these illusions and weird thoughts are occuring.)

"Check out these photos from inside one of our cars as we left our hotel to go play our show in Lima, Peru! It was so great seeing all of our amazing fans in Peru, and we can't wait to come back! Thanks for all your support!"

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

What is going on with the song? It’s not on the soundtrack like everyone thought.So, apparently, it’s actually going to just be in the ending credits of the movie…..which is in my opinion bad - they should have put it on the soundtrack, definitely would have sold out and we would hear a new JB song! WHY PARAMOUNT, WHY?! Looks like we're gonna be seeing a LOT of Jonas Fans in the theater this Friday to hear the song! Hehe, I know I'll be there to hear it!

*And OMj! The Jonas Brothers are rumored or confirmed about being in NATM2? I Think it's true! The cast was listed on WikiPedia and they are listed as:The Jonas Brothers as the voice of the Cherubs

Hmmm wonder what's gonna happen. Teehee don't angels wear diapers? Oh, wait. They're just being their voices. Darn, I would have just died if that were to happen!!!!!

So be on the lookout for them if you see them in the movie! And don't forget: DO NOT LEAVE WHEN THE END CREDITS COME! 'Fly with Me' is going to play!!!!

Riot police were called to the city’s oceanfront Marriott Hotel Sunday when more than 1,000 hormonal fans took to the streets to form a tearful, shrieking and otherwise order-be-damned welcome wagon for the brothers Jonas.

“There are thousands of fans outside the hotel,” Kevin, Nick and Joe wrote on their website. “The police were called in to control the crowd…Can’t wait to meet everyone!”

The feeling was apparently mutual.

“We just woke up to the sounds of fans screaming downstairs outside of our hotel,” the siblings added this morning. “What a great way to start off our new world tour!”

The Disney-made brothers arrived in the South American nation in advance of two concerts set to take place tonight and tomorrow in the capital city. The second date was a late addition to the itinerary, added just days ago after the trio postponed a show in Mexico due to the swine flu scare.

As a result of the preteen (one hopes) swarm, police were forced to block off traffic in the streets surrounding the hotel. Dozens of megafans even went so far as to spend the night in a park neighboring the hotel in order to catch the first glimpse of the Joni.

Both of the Jonas Brothers’ Lima concerts sold out within hours of tickets being made available, with 60,000 fans—and, presumably, their mothers—expected each night.

And perhaps the adoring crowd will be treated to some new tunes off the JoBros’ upcoming fourth studio album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, which is due out June 19. But, if the trio plays tunes like “Poison Ivy,” the fans shouldn’t read too much into them.

The lyrics “Caught in a nightmare / Can’t wake up / That’s why my ex is still my ex / I never trust a word she says / I’m running all the background checks / And she’s freaking out” do not refer to Joe’s scorned ex, Taylor Swift.

He wasn’t even in the room when those lyrics were being written, Joe insisted to E! News.

“This is really funny because people think this is about something particular but the truth to that is it’s one of the only songs of the record that’s not about a direct personal experience,” Nick said.

Monday, May 18, 2009STARTING OUR WORLD TOUR - 2ND DAY IN PERUCategory: Music

Hey everyone!

We just woke up to the sounds of fans screaming downstairs outside of our hotel. What a great way to start off our new world tour.

We will be heading over to the venue for the concert later today. The fans in Peru have already shown us so much love. Can’t imagine what this trip is going to be like. It truly is a dream come true.

We have been trying to be patient while we wait for the World Tour to start. Now it is finally here!!!

Can’t wait to see you all this summer

ALSO…

RADIO:We need your help now at Top 40 Radio. Our song, PARANOID, goes for adds at Top 40 radio in the US. We need everyone to call, text, or email their local Top 40 station and request the song. You can send as many text as you want to ask them (POLITELY) to play the song.

Some stations are already starting to play the song. IF they play it…let them know how much you like it and want them to play it more.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

05/15/09 Summertime in NYC with Jonas Brothers! First up, Jonas Brothers will be performing June 11 on the David Letterman show!

Next, Jonas Brothers are scheduled to perform June 12 in Central Park for the 2009 Summer Concert series sponsored by Walgreens! Viewers interested in joining “GMA” in Central Park are encouraged to arrive at Rumsey Playfield via the 69th street entrance on Fifth Avenue at 6:00 a.m., when the park opens to the public. For more information on how to attend a summer concert in Central Park, click on the “GMA” website at www.abcnews.com. All concerts are free and open to the public and will take place live during “Good Morning America,” Fridays from 7:00-9:00 a.m., ET.

More? Yes! JB Perform on TODAY SHOW on June 19th This year’s “Toyota Concert Series on TODAY” will include special performances by No Doubt, Kings of Leon, Taylor Swift and…Jonas Brothers on June 19th! Fans and visitors are encouraged to join TODAY on the “plaza” for the live performances. Viewing is on a first-come, first-served basis outside TODAY’s window-on-the-world studio, located at 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Fans should arrive by 6 a.m. for best viewing.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

As I was listening to 'Paranoid' on iTunes, I happened to stumble upon something: The Jonas Brothers: 3D Concert Experience DVD!!!!! OMJ! I cannot believe that this day is actually here. . . well, not yet at least. The DVD is set to be released on June 30th, 14 days after their new album releases. Here is exactly what iTunes said:

"Grab a backstage pass to the Jonas Brothers' motion picture debut! Kevin, Joe and Nick are 'Burnin' Up the stage and inviting you inside their personal world for the adventure of a lifetime. This colossal movie event launched the world's hottest band straight into your living room - and includes guest appearances by chart-topping artists Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift! Secure your VIP pass to a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the Jonas Brothers. Get reay to hang out with this multi-talented trio and take an intimate look at what their lives are like offstage and behind the scenes. It's the music-filled movie event perfect for the whole family!

iTunes Update!

* Paranoid - Single has updated it's price from $0.99 to $1.29! For those of you who were lucky to get it for $0.99, you guys are super lucky!

*Paranoid - Single has topped the iTunes Top Songs by leading #2, #1, and today, #5! PLEASE DOWNLOAD PARANOID AND PROMOTE IT SO IT CAN BE #1 AGAIN!!!!

The first single, “Paranoid” off the Jonas Brothers’ Lines, Vines and Trying Times is out to download on iTunes today. Please make sure you buy it by going iTunes store or clicking here. Please don’t forget to:

~ Request and VOTE the single on your local hit radio stations, list of USradio stations can be found by clicking here. Also, international fans, please do request and vote for the single in your country as well!~ Request and VOTE the single on Radio Disney, check the site by clicking here.~ Listen to the single and comment to the Jonas Brothers on Myspace about it by clicking here.~ Make sure you download the single as a ringtone or ringback if you have Verizon by clicking here. You can get it also with your VZ wireless cellphone.

Joe, Nick and Kevin are on UK soil. The boys are in town to attend the UK premiere of their 3D Concert Experience at the Empire in London’s Leicester Square this Wednesday. If you’re in or around London, the boys will be on the red carpet around 5.15pm. Come down and show your support.

GREG GARBOWSKY: “Kevin is really caring. He can make people feel really, really welcome, he can make a total stranger feel like they’re party of his family.

Joe is hilarious, obviously. He’s really, really quick. You can just throw a situation at him and he can make it really funny. But at the same time, Joe & I have had some deep talks as well. He has a serious side to him that maybe you don’t always see because he’s always ‘funny Joe,’ but there’s definitely a lot of sides to him.

Nick is the thinker. You’ll say something to him and he’ll take a minute and just state at you while he processes it, and you’re like, ‘All right, what’s going through his head?’ That’s why when he talks, you know it’s something he really wants to say.”

If you guys’ haven’t go to Youtube.com, on their homepage they have a large advertisment for JONAS. At the end it you click one of the options, “More JONAS!”, “Play Game!” or “Watch a Scene from JONAS!”.

They provide you with one of the scenes of JONAS from the first episode. (DON'T CLICK IT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO RUIN THE SURPRISE!!!!! ). You should check it now because it won’t be there tomorrow or such. Just in case no one can’t view the scene, check below!

With the super-duper mega anticipated premiere of the Jonas Brothers‘ new Disney Channel TV show, JONAS, premiere barely 24 hours away, let’s look at five ways you can celebrate the premiere of the JBs’ very own TV show.

1.) Order SEVERAL pizzas! The idea here’s twofold because pizzas are both delicious (doy!), AND, you can use them as play-along-at-home props for that pizza storyline. Just don’t try to eat and sing “Pizza Girl” at the same time. Also, you get bonus points if you live in Miami and order from Jonas Pizza. Also-also, the Domino’s Pizza Tracker pones. (No, Domino’s didn’t pay me to plug that. I KNOW from personal Panormous experience.)

2.) Make a JONAS milkshake! It’s called the The JoBroChoco (That’s Just the Way They) Shake. Get the recipe, go shopping for ingredients, and watch the step-by-step video. Serves three! (Four if you make a little mini one for Frankie.)

4.) Know Your Lucases! In the Jonas show, Kevin, Joe, and Nick play guys named Kevin, Joe, and Nick, except their last name is Lucas, their BAND name is JONAS, and they LIVE on Jonas Street. So, other Lucases you should know are Lucas Grabeel, who was in High School Musical(s) and Milk, but you probably already know him. Lucas Cruikshank — he’s the real guy behind YouTube’s Fred Figglehorn. (He also had a guest spot on iCarly — remember the cabbages video?)… And Lucas Secon from “Lucas With the Lid Off.” Oh yeah, Jessica Lucas, who’s on the new Melrose Place. Oddly, she sorta looks like Nicole Anderson. Full circle, people!

5.) FRANKIE! Bonus Jonas in the HOUSE!… The firehouse! Frankie’s going to be co-starring in JONAS, but the Jonas Brothers have freely admitted that Frankie basically steals the show. Do you think Nick is still Frankie’s favorite brother? Check out this awww-dorable photo of Frankie and his big brothers at TRL last August if you need a little scoop of BoJo before the show.

… And there you have it — the five ways I’m celebrating the premiere of JONAS. What kind of Jonas party are you throwing? Besides one that involves Jonas balloons, obviously…

• Kevin Jonas caught The Little Mermaid on Broadway with girlfriend Danielle DeLeasa – and according to onlookers, the pair was quite cozy. At the show, the musician told theater staff at the Lunt-Fontanne that being there brought back memories: A few years earlier, his brother Nick played Chip in Beauty and the Beast in the venue. Earlier in the week, Jennifer Garner brought 3-year-old Violet to the show while her bodyguards stood watch in the back.

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Important Events Calendar

♪ 05/31 - "Paranoid" Behind the Scenes

♪ 06/09 - Walmart Soundcheck

♪ 06/11 Jonas Bros. on "David Letterman"

♪ 06/12- Jonas Bros. "GMA Concert Performance"

♪ 06/15- Radio1 Live Lounge

♪ 06/15 - "Lines, Vines, and Trying Times" CD Worldwide Release

♪ 06/19 - Jonas Bros. on "Today Show"

♪ 06/21 - Jonas Bros. host "Much Music Awards"

♪ 06/30 - "Jonas Bros.: The 3D Concert Experience" DVD Release

♪ 08/10 - Jonas Bros. host "Teen Choice Awards"

Televised Events

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